Composition of Certain Financial Statement Items Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | ||||
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Sep. 26, 2021 |
Sep. 27, 2020 |
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Goodwill [Roll Forward] | |||||
Beginning balance | $ 6,323 | [1] | $ 6,282 | ||
Foreign currency translation adjustments | 6 | 41 | |||
Acquisitions | 917 | ||||
Ending balance | [1] | 7,246 | 6,323 | ||
Cumulative goodwill impairments | 812 | 812 | |||
QCT | |||||
Goodwill [Roll Forward] | |||||
Beginning balance | 5,605 | [1] | 5,565 | ||
Foreign currency translation adjustments | 6 | 40 | |||
Acquisitions | 912 | ||||
Ending balance | [1] | 6,523 | 5,605 | ||
QTL | |||||
Goodwill [Roll Forward] | |||||
Beginning balance | 718 | [1] | 717 | ||
Foreign currency translation adjustments | 0 | 1 | |||
Acquisitions | 5 | ||||
Ending balance | [1] | 723 | 718 | ||
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Goodwill [Roll Forward] | |||||
Beginning balance | 0 | [1] | 0 | ||
Foreign currency translation adjustments | 0 | 0 | |||
Acquisitions | 0 | ||||
Ending balance | [1] | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||
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- Definition Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of increase in asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized resulting from a business combination. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of foreign currency translation gain (loss) which increases (decreases) an asset representing future economic benefits from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of accumulated impairment loss for an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period. No definition available.
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